LOOKING BACKWARD
THIRTY-SIX YEARS AGO (From the Feilding Star’s files) March 2. 1898 „ ilie Colyton Primitive M,e-thc-.list Sunday School picnic was held on Satin lav in Mr Pearce’s property bv the Mangaone stream. A match was played on tins howling green last Satuijd'ay between a. team from Palmerston and a local team Following were the players, Feilding: Johnston, 13ray jun. Young, Say well (s.) 22 v. Palmerston: Gledhill Mayo, Wilson, Drew (s.) 20. * • • • • ‘The Feilding tennis club sent a team to Palmerston on Saturday to play the Palmerston Club. I‘iie match resulted in a win for Feilding bv 82 games. • * • • • The monthly meeting of the Wanganui Education lloaikt was held last evening there being present: Messrs J- W. Baker (chairman), (j. uS. Brid»e B. Robbins, F. M. Spurdle, J. A. Fry. F. Pirani. F. Y. Lethbridge and Rev. J. Ross. Mr R. Robinson will- run a coach to the Sand on races leaving Feilding at 10 a.m. -.a . • • Tenders are invited for paintingl the schoo 1 building at St. John’s Church. • a • • • Plans for the new courthouse at Palmerston are now it ■ and the building is to be constructed in brick. * . • • Twelve months’ leave of absence has been granted to Mr Justice Williams to enable him to visit England. District Judge Ward will fill the vacancv during his absence. A reward of £SOO is offered by the Justice Department for information which will bail to the conviction of the perpetrator of the horse stabbing outrages at Christchurch.
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Feilding Star, Volume 11, Issue 4181, 2 March 1934, Page 6
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247LOOKING BACKWARD Feilding Star, Volume 11, Issue 4181, 2 March 1934, Page 6
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